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antennal

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[an-ten-uhl] / ænˈtɛn əl /

adjective

  1. Zoology. relating to antennae or their function.


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Migratory locusts differ from other insects in the anatomical structure of their olfactory brain, the antennal lobe, which receives and processes olfactory information from the antenna.

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2024

You’ll have ants passing each other along a trail, making antennal taps, like Morse code: Hey, we gotta go this way, or go here for foraging.

From National Geographic • Aug. 6, 2017

The descendants of Ann and Anton were vigorous and fruitful, and it soon became quite fashionable to display one’s antennal legs at full extension.

From Scientific American • Apr. 15, 2012

He looked about him at his handsome neighbors, flexing their superbly hairy antennal legs.

From Scientific American • Apr. 15, 2012

The centres for the antennal nerves form ganglionic swellings on the oesophageal connectives.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various